National Republican., 1887-03-24
ALEXANDRIA, MATTERS.
Items OF Interest OF Recent Occurrence
shipyard Newa.

sh,pyard News.
Mr.. c. II. Heustis, Of the Philadelphia
Times, and bis wife were visiting friends in
Alexandria yesterday.
Mr.. E. II. Clarkson is said to be quite
sick at bis residence on Fairfax street.
Mr.. r. NJ. Fryer, Of the Arrow Steamship
Company, has purchased OF Mr.. Lewis Nc
Kenzie the house on South Prince street,
and will at once occupy It as his residence
The last payment to Messrs. Agnew &
Co., by the Arrow Steamship Company will
be made about April 4, ana will amount to
$4,000. The steamship company will then
get full possession OF the sbipyard. Work
Is now progressing at the yard very salts.
factorily, and will continue as fast as post
BILE.
Mr.. @. n. Saegmuller, In the upper part OF
Alexandria cousty, on Tuesday last. The
property consisted Of improved stoclS-farm-
ing implements, machinery, &c. Mr.. Saeg-
muller has rented bis farm, and accepted q
po siticn In one Of the departments.
The election Of Mr.. s. q. Brent as cor.
poration attorney OF the city of Alexandria
by the city council on Tuesday night was
deserved compliment to one OF the rising
young lawyers OF the Alexandria bar.
Mr.. b. j. Ellis, a shipjoiner, while at
work yesterday morning at the ship yard Of
Messrs. Aguew & Co., and while engaged
doing some repoirs on the steamer Arrow
smith, fell from the wheelhouse on the hur.
ricane deck to the ground. The distance
was abont forty feet. He was injured
quite seriously about the back and face.
necessary medical aid. 1t is not thought
that his injuries are Of fatal character.
| Mr. Ellis was taken to his home on Wash.
ipgton street, between Duke aud Wolfe.
Why there should be two collections OF
city taxes 10 city Of the size and popula.
tion OF Alexandria no one has ever been
able TO show. An effort was made In the
city council some time ago to consolidate
the two, but It failed by tie vote.
| Mayor Smoot had one case yesterday to
dispose OF, Miles Hunter, charged with in
subordination at the jail; locked up at the
| station house.
A ready.man, charged with improper con.
duct, was suspended for 80 days.
The Agnes Wallace villa Combination
will appear at the Opera House tonight In
the "New Magda)en." 1t is said to be O
fine company, and they ought to have q
| good house.
Justices Beach, May, and Whittlcsey
held an inquiry dc lunatico yesterday even.
ing upon Frank Moore, arrested a shor,
time ago on the charge of setting on fire his
house. He was pronounced to be sane and
| ulbCBarpeu.
At the fire on Payne street, between
King and Cameron, on Tuesday night
while the flremen were at work, one OF the
| ladders broke, throwing Mr.. jackson to tht
ground and sprainipg his foot. The dam.
age to the house was slight.
Judge Il. II. Turner presided In the cir
cult court yesterday, and transacted tht
following business:
Commonwealth VS.. VIM. II. Muir, verdic
for the commonwealth for $1,000.
VIM. E. Lyles VS.. Virginia Midland rail
road, case still in progress.
Travers VS.. Alexandria and Fredericks
burg railroad; continued till next term.
Atchinson & Bros. VS.. j. M. johnson
came VS.. Summers & Bro, and same VS.
G. A. Mushback; demurrers argued and
overruled.
James Breen VS.. Jonas Fisher; demurre
argued and overruled.
John Lucas VS.. J. w. Peake; judgmen
for Lucas for S390.45
AS Judge Turner is anxious to return
home, It is probable that the court will ad
journ on Friday.